Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, polenta beef casserole. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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This hearty baked polenta casserole made with leftover cooked beef, canned corn and tomatoes, and American cheese is an easy and low maintenance dish your family will love. Spoon half of the meat mixture over the remaining polenta. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella and half the Parmesan cheese.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- Get For The Polenta
- Make ready 750 ml water
- Get 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
- Prepare 120 g yellow cornmeal
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Get For The Mince Beef
- Get 1 drizzle of olive oil
- Get 1 medium onion, diced
- Prepare 3 medium carrots, grated
- Get 1 celery stalk, diced
- Prepare 500 g mince beef
- Take 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- Make ready 2 tbsp mixed dried herbs
- Prepare 1 oxo cube
- Make ready 120 ml red wine
- Get 1 can tinned tomatos
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take to taste Ground black pepper
- Prepare Bechamel Sauce
- Make ready 3 tbsp butter
- Take 2 tbsp plain flour
- Take 250 ml milk
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Make ready to taste Ground black pepper
- Get Pinch nutmeg
- Take Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top
I didn't grow up eating polenta so honestly, I wasn't exactly sure what polenta was for the longest time! Last year on a date night, Paul had polenta as the side dish to his dinner entree. If you like recipes featuring ground beef, you might also like these recipes: Easy Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole, Beef Taco Salad, and Easy Make-Ahead Baked Ziti. How to make Beef and Tomato Skillet with Polenta!
Instructions to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- In a saucepan bring to the boil 500ml of water with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage and boil on medium for about 20 minutes or until cabbage is really soft.
- In the meantime, heat the olive oil over medium heat-high heat and add the onion, carrots and celery. Sauté until vegetables are soft. Add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Then add the rest of the herbs and spices. Continue to cook until beef is no longer pink. Add in the wine, oxo cube, a splash of water and the tomatoes. Cook for about 45-60 minutes until vegetables and meat are really soft.
- Mix the cornmeal with about 250ml of water to avoid it clumping together. Reduce the heat to low and add the soaked cornmeal to the cabbage pot, whisk well and continue to cook stirring regularly for about 20-25 minutes until cornmeal mixture has thickened.
- To make the bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in the flour and cook, stirring continously for about 2 minutes or so until mixture stars to bubble. Add in the milk and continuing to stir until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- To assemble, place the polenta into a greased baking tray and spread evenly. Layer with the meat and spread evenly again. Lastly pour over the bechamel sauce and spread over the mince. Sprinkle with the parmasan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180c.
While beef is simmering, make polenta. Pour olive oil into large serving bowl and swirl to coat. In heavy, large pot over moderately high heat, bring stock to boil. In a large heavy saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal.
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